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Leopard headdress - Nigeria, Yoruba

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Item Details

Description

wood, pigments, base

This beautiful headdress was possibly the property of the "egungun" society, which is dedicated to ancestor worship. Drewal noted in 1980 that animal imagery was common in "egungun" masking in order to demonstrate the powers of transformation possessed by supernatural forces (Drewal 1980, p. 85).
H: 26 cm, H: 10,2 inch

Provenance:
Bert Garrebeek, Beersel, Belgium
Almut Zintl-Wiegand, Worms, Germany

Lit.: Drewal, Henry John, African Artistry, Atlanta 1980

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Leopard headdress - Nigeria, Yoruba

Name: Leopard headdress - Nigeria, Yoruba
SKU: 174170448
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,500 - €3,000

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